Improvement in thread-fastenings on spools



w. E. BARR'OWS] Thread-Fastening on Spools.

No. 215.786. Patented May 27,1879.

- I A c b UNITE TATEs PATENT WILLIAM E. BARROWS, OF HARTFORD,CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN THREAD-FASTENINGS ON SPOOLS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 215,786, dated May 27,1879; application filed July22, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. Bnnnows, of Hartford, in the county ofHartford and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Thread-Fastenings on Spools, which improvement is fullyset forth in the following specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

My invention consists, essentially, in the m anner of attach in g a finger-piece on the edge of a spool, so that the end of the thread wound onthe spoolmay be drawn thereunder and clamped also, in so forming thefinger-piece that one edge shall be a cutter, which, by pullin thethread, shall out the same at the spool.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a spool having threadwound thereon, and having a finger-piece attached thereto to form withthe spool a clamp embodying my invention. Figs. 2 and 3 are side viewsof the fin ger-piece (drawn on a larger scale) removed from the spool.It is well understood that some device must be used on a spool to fastenthe outer end of the thread, and that it is not only needed when thethread is first wound, but that it is very useful during the consumptionof the thread. It is necessary that this device should be simple, oflittle cost, and easily and economically applied. It has been the commonway to simply cut a slit in the edge of the spool, which is quiteeffective in holding the thread; but the thread is not so convenientlydrawn into such fastening as is desirable, especially while the threadis being used.

I fasten a suitably-formed finger-piece, A, of metal or other suitablematerial, on the edge of the spool B by forming with the fingerpiece A apointed shank, C, which is driven into the spool sufficiently far sothat the end a of the thread D may be pinched and held when drawn underthe end I) of the fingerpiece A.

I form one edge of the finger-piece A, or the shank 0, (preferably theouter edge, (I, of the finger-piece A,) as a cutter, as shown, so thatwhen the thread is pulled,for instance, in the direction as it is drawnin Fig. 1, it will be out at the spool, while a suflicient length of thethread will be retained under the finger-piece to hold it there. Thefinger-piece A, as here shown, is double-that is, has two ends, I) anda, each of which is formed to hold and cut the thread. One end so formedwould be suflicien t; but as it is customary to wind the thread on partof the spools in one direction, and on part in another direction, andtherefore right and left fastenings would be required, it is found moreeconomical to have them all double.

It will be seen how handily the thread may be fastened and cut by mydevice, since by simply drawing the thread along the edge of the spoolit will be caught and held, and then a simple swing of the hand in adirection to pull the thread, as above stated, will cause it to be cutat the spool.

By means of my device there may be quite a saving in the consumption ofthe thread, since, the fastening being so easily and naturally done, theend will not be allowed to remain free and become tangled, and thethread being cut close to the spool, there will not be a long free endto be tangled and lost.

I claim as my invention- 1. In combination with a spool, the fingerpieceA, having the shank C, when secured to the spool in the manner and forthe purpose substantially as hereinbefore described.

2. The fin ger-picee A, provided with the out ting-edge cl and shank C,substantially as and for the purpose hereinbeforc set forth.

WILLIAM E. BARROVVS.

Witnesses Enw. DUMMER, F. O. CLARK.

